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Circa 1945 |
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Constructed as a TBM-3U by General Motors. |
1945 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 91171. |
From 6 November 1956 to 1959 |
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To U S Department of Agriculture Forest Service, San Francisco, CA with new c/r N107Z (TBM-3, 91171).
Operated with markings: #85 |
21 July 1959 |
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Civil registration, N107Z, cancelled. |
August 1959 |
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To unknown owner with c/r N7858C. |
1961 |
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Photographer: Bob Forbes
Notes: At Santa Barbara Airport, California |
From 1963 to 1964 |
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To Parsons Airpark Inc, Carpinteria, CA keeping c/r N7858C.
Markings added: #85 |
1964 |
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To T. A. Underwood, Buckeye, AZ keeping c/r N7858C. |
10 February 1965 |
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To Aerial Applicators Inc, Salt Lake City, UT keeping c/r N7858C. |
From 1966 to 1972 |
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To Aerial Applicators keeping c/r N7858C.
Markings added: D17 |
After 1967 |
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Photographer: Dan Dineen
Notes: at Salt Lake City, Utah |
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Operated as fire service #21. |
28 April 1972 |
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Civil registration, N7858C, cancelled. |
From May 1972 to 1976 |
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To Hicks and Lawrence, Saint. Thomas, ON with new c/r CF-BQT. |
After 1972 |
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Photographer: Michael Zygun
Notes: In Hicks and Lawrence livery |
1976 |
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To Ag-Air, Dawson Creek, BC with new c/r C-FBQT. |
9 August 1994 |
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To Ag Air Ltd, Baytree, AB keeping c/r C-FBQT. |
From 1995 to 2008 |
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Withdrawn from use.
In open storage at Dawson Creek, British Columbia. |
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Photographer: John W. Olafson
Notes: I photographed this TBM Avenger at Dawson Creek in the early 1990s. At the time it was owned by Ag Air and had been used as an agricultural sprayer. |
6 October 2004 |
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Photographer: Shaun Scandrett
Notes: at Wetaskiwin, Alberta |
6 March 2008 |
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Civil registration, C-FBQT, cancelled. |
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Operated as fire service #D17. |
21 January 2009 |
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To James B Wilson, Fort Saint John, BC with new c/r C-FBQT (TBM-3E, 91171). |
By June 2009 |
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Noted at at the North Peace River Regional Airport (YXJ), Fort St. John, British Columbia. |
2014 |
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To Mike Rawson keeping c/r C-FBQT.
For restoration as Tanker 18. |
December 2017 |
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To Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum, Ford Island, HI. |
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Repair started.
Under-going restoration to represent the VT-51 example flown by the late President George H.W. Bush. |
3 June 2021 |
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Photographer: Hayman Tam
Notes: Restored Avenger now on display. |
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